Oceanography: Chapter 2.2

Question 1

Deep-ocean Basin

Answer 1

Oceanic crust

Question 2

Abyssal Plain

Answer 2

A large, flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin

Question 3

Continental Margin

Answer 3

Continental crust

Question 4

Continental Slope

Answer 4

Steeply inclined section of the continental margin located between the continental rise and the continental shelf

Question 5

Continental Shelf

Answer 5

Gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope

Question 6

Continental Rise

Answer 6

Gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the continental slope and the abyssal plane

Question 7

Seamount

Answer 7

A submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is at least 1000m high and that has a volcanic origin

Question 8

Ocean Trench

Answer 8

A steep, long depression in the deep-sea floor that runs parallel to a chain of volcanic islands or a continental margin

Question 9

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Answer 9

A long, undersea mountain chain that forms along the floor of the major oceans